Hey, MAGA Americans ... the UK doesn't pay those tariffs, the EU doesn't pay those tariffs.... China does not pay those tariffs... Indonesia doesn't pay those tariffs YOU pay those tariffs. You just got taxed to within an inch of your lives. - ThreadSky

ottoenglish.bsky.social • 6 days ago

Hey, MAGA Americans ... the UK doesn't pay those tariffs, the EU doesn't pay those tariffs.... China does not pay those tariffs... Indonesia doesn't pay those tariffs

YOU pay those tariffs.

You just got taxed to within an inch of your lives.

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flyingfish765.bsky.social•6 days ago

Let’s take clothes manufacturing for example. America can’t compete with se Asia because of Labor. Guess what…tariffs may be just high enough to justify Automating clothes manufacturing in the USA. More $$ for those who control the robots. Not for American workers

barryonions.bsky.social•6 days ago

🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

excelsiorsmith.bsky.social•4 days ago

The lack of character, or warrior ethic, or even the slightest hint of a moral compass among the ranks of the White House administration currently barrelfucking the constitution and everyday people’s lives is staggering.

https://lokiexcelsiorsmith.substack.com/p/a-rogues-gallery-revue?r=fd4u4

dh1969.bsky.social•5 days ago

Just to boot - the rich received tax decreases but the poor pay more

shadowandlight.bsky.social•6 days ago

Trump imposed tariffs on 180 countries-including uninhabited places like the Heard and McDonald Islands, which have no population and zero exports to the U.S.

Yes, you read that right. We’re taxing nothing from no one.

And the world is watching 🌓✨

https://substack.com/@shadowandlight1/note/p-160474075?r=32a29y&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

poohbearcorner.bsky.social•5 days ago

Like
We are taxing nothing from nobody....

flashmaggie.bsky.social•6 days ago

I don't think Trump understands tariffs.

ottoenglish.bsky.social•6 days ago

I think you're right

poohbearcorner.bsky.social•5 days ago

41% on mollusc exports from the Falklands Islands?
Whacko.

algux.bsky.social•5 days ago

I don't think he understands them either, but his boss does, and he is laughing all the way to the Kremlin urinal.

dawnbritten.bsky.social•6 days ago

It’s beyond belief so it’s deliberate.

speeduffs.bsky.social•6 days ago

Opening Trump golf clubs in Russia soon.

dawnbritten.bsky.social•6 days ago

Yes Otto.

cheshiredoglady.bsky.social•5 days ago

In addition, the 'stable genius' has imposed tariffs on 2 uninhabited islands near Antarctica with no trading relationships.

johnnyalpha.bsky.social•6 days ago

32% on Taiwan, the world's leading manufacturer of semi-conductors.

All the prostituting of themselves to Trump by the Tech Bros has really paid off for them....

Suck it up Larry Ellison and co. Couldn't happen to a nicer crowd.

poohbearcorner.bsky.social•5 days ago

The 32% Trump tariff on Taiwan is VERY interesting.
The US imports LOADS of chips from Taiwan.
These are input components for US products.
The US does not have alternative supplies at scale.
Thus, business input costs on chips will go up ~32%.
Inflation effect inevitable.

bilbobagginsviii.bsky.social•3 days ago

Taiwan should sell its microchips, the only item without his stupid 32% tariff, to the US at a 62% increase in price.
The US relies on Taiwan so much for this item. F__k him!
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/business/trump-tariffs-taiwan-chips.html

poohbearcorner.bsky.social•3 days ago

"The chips [tariffs] are starting very soon and the pharma is going to be starting to come in […] sometime in the near future," said President Trump at a White House briefing.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/trump-says-that-chip-tariffs-are-starting-very-soon

poohbearcorner.bsky.social•3 days ago

Trump.
'Sweeping tariffs on all chips produced outside of the U.S. will hurt the best and most profitable American chipmakers, such as AMD, Broadcom, Intel, Nvidia, and Qualcomm, which make the lion's share of their products at TSMC in Taiwan'

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/trump-says-that-chip-tariffs-are-starting-very-soon

bilbobagginsviii.bsky.social•3 days ago

mezzerzmitt.bsky.social•5 days ago

Back to the 1930’s

squirrel-mirror2.bsky.social•5 days ago

If Trumpers could read, they'd be pretty upset about this.

brizo75.bsky.social•6 days ago

"I don't care," said Vince after watching the Rose Garden Debacle on his LG TV. " It won't harm me," he quipped whilst tweeting out same on his S25 Ultra and grabbing a Heineken from his Bosch fridge, anyway I gotta go get the kids from the mall and he disappeared around the corner in his new BMW.

peter-donnelly.bsky.social•5 days ago

The 'rest of world' economies grow by the equivalent of the current US GDP every 8 years or so

Even if the US fully decouples, the RoW would be absolutely fine. Bit messy as the RoW rewires, but that's about it.

But the US itself - world of pain.

adawehi.bsky.social•5 days ago

geez, thrift stores are gonna become war zones ...

207michael.bsky.social•6 days ago

Whatever trump is trying to achieve, this is not the way to do it. It will surely hurt the US economy and hurt the world economy. It won't be worth it in the end and it will be extremely costly. It's just completely ridiculous that this is all Trump has

allknowingcraig.bsky.social•6 days ago

Are you mad? You can’t bring logic AND fact to Trump supporters! It’ll melt their brains!

lindbladmusic.bsky.social•4 days ago

That’s right. Us Americans are about to catch a bad case of the tariff blues. That’s why I’ve created “The Tariff Blues Playlist” on Spotify. I hope you’ll Listen, Follow, and watch it grow until these tariffs are history.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4L60BDkw9ms4VHuZoj6kph?si=3eRv-l-mSBuaOM9zWeb15w&pi=-HagU5cARhacR

badassmutha.bsky.social•6 days ago

Oh, and also, he's tanked the markets👀🤦‍♀️

tarquinfauntleroy.bsky.social•6 days ago

How the hell does trump think he's going to survive all of this?
Ditto the Republicans?

cabaratom.bsky.social•6 days ago

Starmer has been a bit of a bitch on this, to no actual benefit to the UK. Can you perhaps encourage him to grow a pair? Many thanks, from your American friends.

lesleya.bsky.social•5 days ago

I really don’t think the US is in a good place to be asking of others this morning. However well meant.

cabaratom.bsky.social•4 days ago

That's true. Amerika is so fucked.

cbomg.bsky.social•5 days ago

Has he put any tariffs on Russia?

welshtractor.bsky.social•5 days ago

The icing on the cake is that business owners (big corporations) in the US claim all of these tariffs back from the IRS so now you know why Trump hollowed out all government agencies. Save on one hand to give out with the other and collect from the Taxpayers of America-the losers.

robertmford.bsky.social•5 days ago

This isn’t policy. It’s cosplay with charts.
https://www.brittleviews.com/p/its-crackers-jerry
#PoliticalTheater #FakeMath #BrittleViews #bsky

mjdavis1988.bsky.social•5 days ago

Even the Wall Street Journal is coming to the same conclusion (power/corruption) I predicted and wrote about almost a month ago.

The difference between the WSJ and me? I don’t generally suck and my subscription is totally free. Join up!
https://mdavis19881.substack.com/p/donald-trump-tariff-king

advherk.bsky.social•5 days ago

The idea is that they stop buying!🤓

marcel-wessels.bsky.social•5 days ago

Yes… and if you do not want to buy these foreign goods… just do not buy them. The rest of the world are happy to sell them elsewhere for cheaper prices without import taxes.

mixitupdeedee62.bsky.social•6 days ago

Not to mention, it will be DECADES if at all before USA manufacturing infrastructure can be built/tooled. Guess where most of the materials and parts will be made? YUP ALL THE COUNTRIES HE JUST SHIT ON! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

ozziesmith.bsky.social•5 days ago

And guess what Trump and the Tech bros do with those tax revenues…

efcmoog.bsky.social•6 days ago

But the residents of the Heard and McDonald islands do. All 0 of them

reluctantbob.bsky.social•5 days ago

The population of the Heard and McDonald islands must be concerned about the impact on their economy. I understand penguins are careful economists.

mcduff.bsky.social•5 days ago

How's the trade deal coming along? Is it good?

poohbearcorner.bsky.social•5 days ago

Trump Tariiffs on UK & EU???

Well, 10% is better than 20%.

Trump's toxicity is semi random.
How 20% on EU is reciprocal is VERY hard to comprehend?

If he is including VAT, UK would be higher?

mcduff.bsky.social•5 days ago

Legendary. Thanks for your input!

mani56.bsky.social•6 days ago

Why did he tariff Myanmar?

llanc.bsky.social•5 days ago

They're too busy #MakingAmericaGrateAgain

chasmaine.bsky.social•5 days ago

America’s New Golden Age

1. Surround Self with Billionaires
2. Fire employees
3. Surrender to Putin
4. Abandon Allies
5. $5 Trillion in Tax Cuts for wealthy
6. Increase Debt by $5 Trillion
7. Raise sales taxes $600 Million annually
8. Cut Social Security
9. Slash Medicaid
10. Punish Disloyalty

northerngala.bsky.social•4 days ago

The #GreatRepublicanTariffTax is a tool to collapse our Democracy: a means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.

1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

Link

https://bsky.app/profile/chrismurphyct.bsky.social/post/3lluxkmx7wc2m

snickersthecat.bsky.social•6 days ago

pieist.xenoplasm.com•6 days ago

I'm almost daring to believe that the media are starting to catch on about reporting these things accurately. I even saw some realistic framing from the NYT today.

minophis.bsky.social•5 days ago

If Trump invades Greenland then the Americans will discover one of the only things worse than a trade war is sanctions.

tramowl.bsky.social•6 days ago

Unfortunately, this Public Service Announcement does not compute with those intended.

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